A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies. 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court: By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc.
Respiratory infections as well as infections of certain glands can be a cause of excessive saliva, according to the National Library of Medicine. Children with a cold, influenza or nasal allergies may have excessive saliva and drool.
1 Excess saliva could be the culprit as to why some people talk with a slur in the words they speak. 2  Having excess saliva is not really a serious or a life threatening condition. 3  However, it could cause embarrassing situations. 4  Also, it could mean an underlying medical problem that should be treated as soon as possible.